School Library Journal

This raw memoir about growing up as a transracial adoptee will reverberate with anyone who yearns to belong. Chung writes about identity, race, motherhood, and her journey to find her true self. Her book starts with her struggle as a Korean child adopted into a white family, then digs into her growing relationships with her adopted family, husband, birth family, and children. Through letters and emails, Chung makes sometimes difficult discoveries about her birth family. The work closes with reconciliation for her families, the truth about her adoption, and understanding about herself. VERDICT Purchase this must-have title where Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere, Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese, and Lisa Ko’s The Leavers are popular.–Caitlin Wilson, Meadowdale Library, North Chesterfield, VA